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		<title>Contact Tom Olofsson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My name is Tom Olofsson. I am a lawyer. I help families plan for the future. Call me at (773) 905-1193&#160;  My office is in Chicago&#8217;s Beverly area.&#160;&#160;I do not expect you to come to me. I am available to meet with you in your home.&#160; I look forward to meeting you and talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My name is Tom Olofsson. I am a lawyer. I help families plan for the future.


My office  phone is (773) 905-1193
For more info please visit my main site http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/
My hope is that this site will make it easy for you to find out about Estate Planning and to see if you would like me to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Documents You Absolutely Need Yesterday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 5 documents that every responsible adult needs.  We all know that life  happens and unfolds in unpredictable ways and sometimes  events can place us in unfortunate circumstances.
In a nutshell, these documents speak for you when you cant.   These important legal papers let your family and friends know your decisions about critical issues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/estate-planning/5-documents-you-need</link>
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		<title>What is a Trust?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At its most basic, a trust is a relationship between 3 people. These people are called the Grantor, the Trustee, and the Beneficiary.

The Grantor sets up the trust and puts property into the trust. 
The Trustee is the manager of the trust. 
The Beneficiary is the person who benefits from the trust.

The relationship between Grantor, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/living-trust/what-is-a-trust</link>
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		<title>Choosing a Trustee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How To Choose a Trustee
Many&#160;of my clients have asked me, &#8220;Who should I&#160;name&#160;as my Trustee? Should I name a family member, the trust department of a local bank,&#160;or an independent trust company?&#8221; 
A trust&#160;is created to last many years for the benefit of&#160;people you select.&#160; It is hard to predict how the world&#160;will change over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/living-trust/choosing-a-trustee</link>
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		<title>Should I have a Will?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[5 Important Benefits of a Will
A will does&#160;5 very important things.&#160;

Cancels your old will.
Names a personal representative (executor).
Waives the bond on the personal representative.
A will can act as a back-up document to a living trust.
Names a guardian for minor children and for special needs children.

There are several ways to cancel your old will. You can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/estate-planning/should-i-have-a-will</link>
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		<title>What is Elder Law?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elder Law is a broad category of legal practice. It encompasses many of the issues that are important to Seniors and to their families. It touches upon several areas and combines them into a unified approach to the way a Senior interacts with her family, with her estate, with the government, with medical care providers, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/elder-law/what-is-elder-law</link>
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		<title>What is Medicaid?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid is a program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income and disabled persons. Medicaid is paid for jointly by the Federal and State governments. It also pays for nursing home care for people who qualify. Medicaid has become the largest payer of the nursing home bills of middle class Americans.

In most states, including Illinois, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/medicaid-planning/what-is-medicaid</link>
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		<title>Special Needs Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a child with special needs then you have special issues to consider. When your child reaches the age of 18 she will become elegible for state benefits. If you or other family members give valuable gifts to your child you may endanger their elegibility for those benefits.
It is important that any gifts of cash [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mytrustlawyer.com/special-needs-planning/special-needs-trust</link>
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		<title>Who Needs Asset Protection?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who Needs Asset Protection?

Anyone worried about losing some or all of their assets to lawsuit or to creditors will be interested in how those assets can be protected. 
We taylor a plan to the individual client. Which methods we use to help people shield their assets from loss to creditors and predators depend upon the [...]]]></description>
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